US
1958- Label and catalog number
- Audio Fidelity AFSD 5848
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
b&cs 448Y-12276-A3 MG A B&C AFSD 5848-A3Side A, Etched
b&cs 448Y-12276-B2 AFSD 5848-B2 9-2-58Side B, Etched
1848-ASide A, Label
1848-BSide B, Label
Vinyl pressings
by Fernando Sirvent · 1958
La Zambra was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
b&cs 448Y-12276-A3 MG A B&C AFSD 5848-A3Side A, Etched
b&cs 448Y-12276-B2 AFSD 5848-B2 9-2-58Side B, Etched
1848-ASide A, Label
1848-BSide B, Label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5848First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5848First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5848First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5848LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Audio Fidelity AFLP 1848LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Audio Fidelity AFLP 1848LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5848LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Mexico | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5848LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Audio Fidelity 155 053 FBYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Audio Fidelity FBY 155 053 / Audio Fidelity 155 053 FBYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5848 / Audio Fidelity AFSD 1848LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of La Zambra are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Audio Fidelity AFSD 5848.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFSD 5848) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, b&cs 448Y-12276-A3 MG A B&C AFSD 5848-A3 and b&cs 448Y-12276-B2 AFSD 5848-B2 9-2-58. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.